I Don’t Consider Myself A Patriot

The word’s been used a lot lately by tea partiers and in the news lately since that’s one of the words the IRS keyword searched to harass 501(c)4 applicants.

I’ve never felt comfortable calling myself that, and I’ve always felt a little embarrassed when someone refers to me by the word. I think history judges who is and who isn’t, and it seems a little pretentious (sorry, tea party, love ya, but I’ve gotta be honest).